美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-06（在线收听）

1. Two people are in custody following a deadly shootout between FBI agents and three suspected bank robbers in New Jersey. One agent was killed when they confronted the suspects who were leaving a bank. Authorities are still searching for one person.

2. British officials are praising the 15 sailors and marines who were held in Iran. They returned to London today. Officials say the service members did exactly what they should have while in custody including appearing on Iranian television.

3. It's looking more like Christmas than Easter in parts of the upper Midwest in New England. A wintry blast is bringing cold air down and dumping up to a foot of snow on some parts of the region.

4. It was a rocky ending for this Mediterranean cruise. All of the nearly 1600 passengers and crew members were forced to abandon ship after the liner struck rocks off the coast of a Greek island.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. liner: n-count
A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday.